EndoBreak: Insulin Competition Heats Up; Low-Fat Diet Backstory

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

Due to the competition over the recent price hikes across the insulin market, Novo Nordisk announced they would be letting go of approximately 1,000 of their employees. (Bloomberg)

A recent study found that workers compensation costs can average $470,000 for obese workers and $270,000 for overweight workers, compared with about $180,000 for normal weight workers in costs for major injuries. (Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)

"We found that no matter how much insulin the pancreas made, it couldn't override the processes started by this protein, ChREBP, to stimulate glucose production," stated senior author Mark Herman, MD, of Duke University School of Medicine in a press release on his study shedding light on the causes of insulin resistance. (Journal of Clinical Investigation)

After recent policy changes allowing for option glucometer readings in primary care settings, a research letter published this week determined that routine readings for diabetic patients were costly and unnecessary. (JAMA Internal Medicine)

Stemming from the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA), new nutritional guidelines for U.S. schools were announced this week, aiming for increased access to higher nutritional quality food for students. (Journal of the American Medical Association)

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